Brighton History and Culture | Brighton Up Your Day

Seagulls in Brighton: Why So Many, and How to Cope

4 July 2026

Anyone who has eaten chips on the seafront knows the feeling of being watched. The seagulls in Brighton are bold, loud and everywhere,…

23 June 2026

Volk’s Electric Railway is a little piece of living history on Brighton’s seafront, the oldest operating electric railway in the world. Opened in…

21 June 2026

Brighton Pride is one of the biggest and best-loved Pride celebrations in Europe, and a weekend when the whole city comes together. Every…

20 June 2026

The West Pier is one of Brighton’s most loved and most photographed landmarks, a graceful Victorian skeleton standing out in the sea off…

19 June 2026

Brighton Palace Pier is the city’s most famous landmark and one of the best free things to do on the seafront. Stretching more…

17 June 2026

On winter evenings, the skies above Brighton’s seafront fill with one of nature’s best free shows. Thousands of starlings gather at dusk and…

14 June 2026

Rottingdean Beach is a shingle beach beneath the white chalk cliffs a few miles east of Brighton, backed by one of the prettiest…

13 June 2026

Devil’s Dyke is the most spectacular viewpoint near Brighton, a deep valley in the South Downs about five miles north-west of the city.…

11 June 2026

Saltdean Lido is a beautifully restored 1930s Art Deco swimming pool on the coast just east of Brighton. Once close to being lost…

5 June 2026

Saltdean Beach is a wide shingle beach beneath the white chalk cliffs about five miles east of central Brighton. It is one of…